Rosh Hashanah Music Unit, p. 1 by Lisa Baydush © 2016 www.LisaBaydush.com Rosh Hashanah Concepts: new year, birthday of the world, creation Symbols/Customs: apples and honey, shofar, round challah Vocabulary: Shana Tovah U’metuka = a good and sweet year (happy new year) Chag Sameach = happy holiday Tapuchim u’d’vash = apples and honey Props: laminated apples, bee puppet, shofar, percussion instruments, ‘Dip Your Apple’ video, paint brush prop (see page 5 for pictures and descriptions), rhythm sticks, HONEY prop Tips for Teaching This Unit: 1. We are celebrating a special birthday, the birthday of the world! Sing Birthday of the World (audio); age appropriate for 2’s & 3’s. (This was very successful at my preschool service!) Birthday of the World by Lisa Baydush Chorus: It’s the birthday, it’s the birthday, chorus: clap hands It’s the birthday of the world today! (repeat) We think about when the world was made world: raise arms to make a circle over head and all the things we’re gonna do today do: extend hands in front, palms up to make tomorrow a brighter day brighter: hands in air, finger bursts of light as we celebrate the birthday of the world! celebrate: clap hands 2. Explain that we wish one another Shanah Tovah, a good year, on Rosh Hashanah. Sing Shanananah Tovah; age appropriate for preschool and grades K-2. (This was a big hit!) Shanananah Tovah by Chris Vaughn, adapted Chorus: Sha-na-na na-na-na-na na-na-nah, Dance or roll arms to chorus; Shanah tovah! (sing 4x) Thumbs up for tovah The old year is ending, the new one’s just begun; We blow the shofar On each verse, children jump to their feet and say, Shanah Tovah! (chorus) as they call out, Shanah Tovah! We think about the old year, and look forward to the new! RH: We dip apples in honey YK: We hug our friends and family Use alternative lyrics for Yom Kippur and say, Shanah Tovah! (chorus) We celebrate together with friends and family; We wish everyone a good year and say, Shanah Tovah! (chorus) Rosh Hashanah Music Unit, p. 2 by Lisa Baydush © 2016 www.LisaBaydush.com 3. Another Shanananah Tovah song is to the tune of Hal’l’l’luyah, which is a staple at my Shabbat Sings; age appropriate for all preschool students. 2’s students enjoyed this opportunity to play percussion instruments. Shanah Tovah to the tune of Hal’l’l’luyah Sha-na-na-nah Sha-na-na-na-na-nah, Sha-na-na-nah, Shanah tovah! Sha-na-na-nah Sha-na-na-na-na-nah, Sha-na-na-nah Sha-na-na-nah, Shanah tovah! Shake the hands of the friends next to you, Shake their hands and say: Shanah Tovah! Shake the hands of the friends next to you, Shake their hands and sa-a-ay: Shanah Tovah! Wave to a friend and share a big smile… Give a hug to your friends and family… Clap your hands and welcome in the new year… 4. Ask them to share what they know about Rosh Hashanah. What special things do we do or eat on Rosh Hashanah? (Dip apples in honey and blow the shofar.) Show them a real shofar. Pass it around so everyone can examine it. While it is being passed, teach and sing Toot Toot (audio); age appropriate for 2’s and 3’s. Toot Toot by Lisa Baydush Chorus: Toot toot toot toot, hear the shofar blow! Form a circle with fingers and hold to mouth Toot toot toot, to the JCC/synagogue we go! like a shofar; sing toot toot’s. Toot toot toot toot, Rosh Hashanah’s here, Toot toot toot, have a happy, sweet new year! Play it fast! (Toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot!) sing fast toots like Tekiyah Play it slow… (Toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot!) (repeat) sing slow toots like Shevarim (chorus) Play it high! (Toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot!) sing toots in high, fast voice Play it low… (Toot-toot-toot-toot-toot-toot!) (repeat) sing toots in low, slow voice (chorus) 5. Sing the FAVORITE of favorites for students of ALL ages… Shofar Blast (audio). Shofar Blast by Ellen Allard I like to hear the shofar blast, blast: finger bursts in front of you Sometimes slow and sometimes fast! fast: zoom arm forward I like to hear the shofar blast, Happy, happy, happy new year! happy hands; same sign as sameach: hands rotate at wrists in circular motion towards shoulders 1. Tekiyah——— (echo) (chorus) arm stretches up towards sky 2. Shevari-i-i-i-im——— (echo) (chorus) index finger points at sky, arms rotates like lasso 3. Tru-ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha— (echo) (chorus) hand dribbles imaginary basketball in front of body 4. Tekiyah g’dolah——— (together) (chorus) this is the big Tekiyah, one breath (no cheating), hold note as long as you can with both arms up in air Rosh Hashanah Music Unit, p. 3 by Lisa Baydush © 2016 www.LisaBaydush.com 6. Ask students if they know where honey comes from? Introduce Henry the Honey Bee puppet and have him give kisses to their cheeks while singing I’m a Little Honey Bee. Encourage them to sing the buzzing chorus and to echo me on the second verse. Age appropriate for 2’s and 3’s. (Note that some children this age are afraid of puppets, so let them know it is okay to decline the puppet kiss.) Little Honey-Bee to the tune of Little Piece of Tin, adapted by Lisa Baydush I’m a little honey-bee, I hope that you’re not scared of me! I make honey that tastes so sweet So you can have a Rosh Hashanah treat! Chorus: Bzzz Bzzz, Buzz Buzz (2x) Hello little Honey-Bee, Thanks for making our honey! It tastes so sweet, it tastes so fine, We could eat it all the time! (chorus) 7. Sing a song about apples and honey, such as my new song, Apples and Honey. Do a mash-up of songs with For a Sunny and a Sweet New Year and Tapuchim Ud’vash to change it up a little. I also had a lot of success with H-O-N-E-Y! First two songs are age appropriate for 2’s and 3’s; the last two are better for 4’s and Kindergarten. Apples and Honey (audio) by Lisa Baydush Apples and honey (3x) for a sweet new year! pat legs, then clap hands on the word ‘year.’ (repeat) The bees make honey that tastes so sweet; make bee sounds and movement with finger The trees grow apples for us to eat; stretch arms up like a tree Together they make a tasty treat rub tummy For a very, very sweet new year! pat legs, and clap on the word ‘year’ For a Sunny and a Sweet New Year by Bernard Walters I like to dip my apple/challah in some honey, In some honey on Rosh Hashanah! Dip my apple/challah in some honey For a sunny and a sweet new year! Tapuchim Ud’vash Dip apples in the honey for a sweet new year (2x) A good new year, a sweet new year (2x) Dip apples in the honey for a sweet new year Tapuchim ud’vash l’Rosh Hashanah (2x) Shana to-ova, shana u’metuka (2x) Tapuchim ud’vash l’Rosh Hashanah H-O-N-E-Y to the tune of BINGO, adapted by Lisa Baydush On Rosh Hashanah, take an apple, dip it in some honey! H O N E Y (3x); Oh, wow, it tastes so yummy! Rosh Hashanah Music Unit, p. 4 by Lisa Baydush © 2016 www.LisaBaydush.com 8. Hand out two laminated apples to each student. Have all children stand up and teach them the Rosh Hashanah Macarena. Sing it several times, progressively getting faster. Also fun to do in slow motion and then in super-fast speed, as well as silently. This is VERY popular with ALL preschoolers and kindergarteners! Rosh Hashanah Macarena Apples, apples in the honey, sequentially hold up and then dip each apple Yummy, yummy in my tummy! rub apples on tummy Apples, apples in the honey, sequentially hold up and then dip each apple Yay! It’s Rosh Hashanah! Woo! Yay: arms up over head Woo: jump and clap apples together 9. Sing Chag Sameach with percussion instruments, rhythm sticks and/or sign language. Age appropriate for all preschoolers, as well as grades K-3, depending on how you do it. Teach the meaning of the Hebrew: happy holiday. Practice making the chet sound and note that we don’t have that sound in English. Use percussion instruments with the youngest students, and use rhythm sticks for 4’s: for chag sameach, pat both sticks on floor; for lai lai’s, tap sticks together in the air; for shiru’s, alternate sticks on floor. Sign language is great for 4’s and K-3rd students. Sign language: Chag Sameach Chag (holiday)=open hands, palms facing one another, thumbs pointing at bra straps, fingers splayed Chag sameach, chag sameach Sameach (happy)=rotate wrists so palms are facing you and then circle hands towards shoulders 3 times Lai— lai lai lai— lai lai lai— (repeat) Lai=make an ‘L’ with right hand with index finger and thumb extended, and dance hand in front of you Shiru shiru shiru shiru chag sameach Shiru (sing)=extend right arm, palm facing up; with left Lai— lai lai lai— lai lai lai— (repeat) hand, sweep back and forth above forearm 10.